The apex court has given the Government 10 weeks to respond to its notice, issued on the basis of a petition filed by the slain officer's father, Dr N.K. Kalia .

Kalia had moved the Supreme Court on November 27 seeking directions to the government to raise the issue at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Seeking justice for his son, the Kargil War hero's father has approached various authorities in the last 13 years but has still been waiting for any action. He wants the Indian government to exert pressure on Pakistan to apologise for the torture and punishment to the guilty Pakistani soldiers.

Most recently, Dr Kalia, Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Flags of Honour Foundation filed a petition to the United Nations Human Rights Council on December 11.

The 23-year-old officer had died during the Kargil War in May 1999 while being held as a prisoner of war by the Pakistani security forces. He along with five other soldiers of his patrolling team were captured alive and kept in captivity where they were tortured and after being killed their bodies were mutilated. Kalia and five others were patrolling the Kaksar area when they were caught by the Pakistan army and held captive for over 22 days.